(2) #14/13 Boston University (21-11-2, 18-7-2 HE) vs. (8) Vermont (9-24-2, 7-18-2 HE)
Date & Time: Saturday, March 1 – 4 p.m.
Venue: Walter Brown Arena
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BOSTON – The No. 14/13 Boston University women's ice hockey team (21-11-2, 18-7-2 HE), the No. 2 seed in the Hockey East tournament, hosts eighth-seeded Vermont (9-24-2, 7-18-2 HE) in the quarterfinals on Saturday (March 1) at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
Students of Hockey East institutions will receive free admission to the game. Fans can purchase tickets for Saturday's game here.
 
HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT NOTES

• The Terriers are 25-16 overall in the Hockey East tournament with a 14-8 quarterfinal record, a 6-5 semifinal record and a 5-1 finals record.
• BU is 7-2 in the postseason when it is the No. 2 seed.
• The Terriers have won the Hockey East title five times, the most recent being in 2015.
• BU has made 13 quarterfinal appearances, the last of which came in 2022.
• The last time the Terriers won in the quarterfinal round was in 2019, when they won the series in straight games (5-1, 3-1) at Walter Brown Arena against New Hampshire as the No. 3 seed.
• BU is 14-8 all-time in quarterfinal games and is 3-2 in quarterfinal games when it is the No. 2 seed.

 
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SEASON

• BU finished the regular season 21-11-2, 18-7-2 HE with a 9-4-2 home record and 11-6-0 away record and is the No. 2 seed headed into the postseason.
• BU was the first team in Hockey East this year to reach 20 wins on the season.
• It also marked the first time since 2019-20 that the Terriers reached the 20-win threshold.
• BU finished second in the Hockey East standings despite being picked to finish sixth in the preseason coaches poll.
• The Terriers were also the first in the league to reach 50 points this season, finishing with 57.

 
HOCKEY EAST AWARDS

• Tamara Giaquinto was named the Hockey East Army ROTC Defender of the Year.
• She is the third Terrier in program history and the first since 2012 to win the award.
• The graduate student set career highs in goals (8), points (17), shots (90) and power play goals (6) in the regular season. She also recorded 47 blocks and nine assists.
• Giaquinto was named a First-Team All-Star by the league while Sydney Healey was named a Third-Team All-Star.
• Healey leads BU in points (21) and goals (13) and has at least one point against eight out of nine Hockey East foes this season.

 
TERRIER TIDBITS

•  BU played its final two games of the regular season in a home-and-home series against UConn.
• The Terriers dropped both contests, losing 4-1 at UConn on Friday and 3-1 at home on Saturday.
• Graduate student Lindsay Bochna scored on Friday with assists from senior Christina Vote and junior Clara Yuhn while junior Luisa Welcke scored on Saturday and was assisted by fellow junior Riley Walsh.
• BU is No. 14 in the USCHO poll and No. 13 in the USA Hockey poll.
• Seventeen Terriers have scored this season with seven having at least six goals.
• BU is first in the league and 13th in the NCAA in power play goals with 19.
• The Terriers lead Hockey East and are second in the NCAA in penalty killing percentage (0.908).
• BU is tied for the most shorthanded goals in Hockey East with four.
• BU has won the third-most faceoffs in Hockey East with 891. Its faceoff percentage of 0.550 leads the league.
• Eight Terriers have surpassed their season points total from 2023-24 while three have tied their points total.
• Giaquinto is tied for the league lead and is ninth in the NCAA in power play goals with six.
• Sixteen of the captain's 17 points this season have come against Hockey East foes.
• Junior Lilli Welcke owns 304 faceoff wins this season, which is seventh in the league.
• Callie Shanahan has 553 saves this season with a save percentage of .925.
• Pietersen owns 184 saves with a save percentage of .911.
• BU has blocked 313 total shots.

 
SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS

• Vermont is 9-24-2 overall with a 7-18-2 record in league play.
• The Catamounts most recently won their opening round game against Holy Cross, 3-2 in overtime.
• Vermont's overtime goal came 13:13 into extra minutes.
• This was the first time Vermont played in an opening round game.
• The Catamounts are 6-12 in quarterfinal games.
• In 2024, sixth-seeded Vermont lost to third-seeded New Hampshire 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
• The last time Vermont won a quarterfinal game was in 2023 when it was the No. 2 seed and defeated eighth-seeded New Hampshire 2-1 in overtime.
• Vermont's Evelyne Blais-Savoie leads Hockey East in faceoff wins with 433.

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. VERMONT

• The Terriers are 43-12-8 overall against Vermont with a 24-4-6 record at Walter Brown Arena.
• In quarterfinal matchups, BU is 4-1 against Vermont.
• The foes have not met in the quarterfinal since 2016.
• BU and Vermont have only ever played in three-game series in the postseason.
• The Terriers won the 2016 series with a 3-0 game one win and a 6-1 game three win to advance to the semifinals.
• The Catamounts last defeated the Terriers in the tournament in game two of the 2016 series, 4-2.
• BU won the season series against the Catamounts, going 2-1-0 this year.
• The Terriers most recently defeated the Catamounts 4-1 at home.
• Vermont last won at Walter Brown Arena on Feb. 12, 2021, in a 4-0 decision.